Recycling Lives Charity

Analysis

Recycling Lives Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05781363). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Recycling Lives Charity reported income of £2.6m and spending of £3.2m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £2.6m (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Recycling Lives Charity sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kings Cross Church (£2.6m), C.m.a. Community Nursery Ltd (£2.6m) and Public Interest Law Centre (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 10% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £239k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 58 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.